Athletics Hall of Fame
LeVake was a cornerstone for two UW-W teams, excelling on the football field and on the mat. He played, and started, all four years in the Warhawk offensive line, earning second team all-conference honors as a freshman, and first team recognition his final three years including conference player of the year honors his senior season. In 1996, as a junior, he was named to four All-America teams, including the American Football Coaches Association Division III First Team. His senior year he was tabbed a first team All-American by all four organizations that followed Division III football. In 1997 he became the first offensive lineman named WIAC Player of the Year. That same year he was a finalist for the Melberger Award, given to the top Division III player in the country, the first offensive lineman ever, and a finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy, given to an outstanding Division III player that represents the student-athlete ideal. LeVake helped UW-W win WIAC football championships in 1994 and 1997, with the '97 team advancing to the NCAA III playoffs. Though he wrestled just two years for UW-W, LeVake also made his mark there, placing second in the WIAC championship and then seventh in the NCAA III tournament to earn All-America honors. He came back for his junior season, went 23-5, again finished second in the WIAC and repeated his All-America recognition with a fifth place finish. He did not wrestle his senior year, preparing for professional football, where signed a contract with Cincinnati in 1998 and Miami in 1999,
LeVake, a West Allis/Central product, graduated from UW-W with a business management major in 1998. He is the chief executive officer, president and owner of Investigative Risk Management in Englewood, Colorado and lives in Aurora.
